The Future of St. Patrick's Stewardship Pledge

The emphasis in my ministry here at St. Patrick’s has been, and will always be, the nurturing of the faith of our children. My prayer is that they will grow into followers of Christ, knowing that God loves them and desires their happiness here on earth and eternally in heaven. Jesus said:

“Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” Matthew 19:14

Cottage Grove is a quickly growing community, and our parish is growing with it. This is wonderful news for our parish! We’ve added a new co-director of faith formation to help support our increased class sizes and have added additional educational programming for both children and adults. In order to continue and expand upon these efforts, we need the support of parishioners like you.

With a humble heart, I ask that all parishioners of St. Patrick’s prayerfully consider investing in our future by giving 5% of their income to ensure that our current financial needs can be met and our parish can afford the material needs necessary to support our growing community. For some parishioners, I understand that there are exceptional circumstances that may prevent you from giving 5%, and I ask you to give as you are able. However, for many of you, contributing at this level is within your reach, and I ask you to please prayerfully consider making this commitment to the foundation of faith we are building here at St. Patrick’s in Cottage Grove.